Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	360	▲ +2
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	344	–
3	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	311	–
4	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	276	–
5	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	266	–
6	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	240	–
7	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	238	▲ +1
8	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	218	–
9	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	211	–
10	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Armand Duplantis	204	▲ +53
11	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Jan Železný	202	▲ +1
12	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Ray Ewry	192	–
13	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Javier Sotomayor	184	▲ +1
14	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Eliud Kipchoge	172	–
15	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Robert Korzeniowski	Robert Korzeniowski	Roman Šebrle	166	–
16	Emil Zátopek	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Robert Korzeniowski	165	–
17	Colin Jackson	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Colin Jackson	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	162	▲ +1
18	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Emil Zátopek	Colin Jackson	Renaud Lavillenie	161	–
19	Paul Tergat	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Yuriy Sedykh	Emil Zátopek	Colin Jackson	160	–
20	Ashton Eaton	Paul Tergat	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Emil Zátopek	160	–
21	Justin Gatlin	Ashton Eaton	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Ashton Eaton	156	▲ +1
22	Hannes Kolehmainen	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Armand Duplantis	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	156	▲ +45
23	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Justin Gatlin	Paul Tergat	153	–
24	Iván Pedroso	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	Damian Warner	152	▲ +8
25	Christian Taylor	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Damian Warner	Justin Gatlin	147	–
26	Maurice Greene	Christian Taylor	Jonathan Edwards	Jonathan Edwards	Jefferson Pérez	Hannes Kolehmainen	146	–
27	Jonathan Edwards	Jonathan Edwards	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	Iván Pedroso	Jefferson Pérez	143	–
28	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Jonathan Edwards	Joshua Cheptegei	141	▲ +26
29	Daley Thompson	Parry O'Brien	Parry O'Brien	Damian Warner	Christian Taylor	Mutaz Essa Barshim	141	▲ +6
30	Eliud Kipchoge	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	Jonathan Edwards	139	▲ +1
31	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Iván Pedroso	138	–
32	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	Daley Thompson	Parry O'Brien	Christian Taylor	135	–
33	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Al Oerter	Daley Thompson	Maurice Greene	135	–
34	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	Al Oerter	Parry O'Brien	133	–
35	Sebastian Coe	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Mutaz Essa Barshim	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Ryan Crouser	133	▲ +33
36	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	Sebastian Coe	Wilson Kipketer	Ralph Rose	Daley Thompson	131	–
37	Saïd Aouita	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	Wilson Kipketer	David Rudisha	129	▲ +1
38	Ezekiel Kemboi	Saïd Aouita	Damian Warner	Ville Ritola	Sebastian Coe	Karsten Warholm	129	▲ +21
39	Viktor Saneyev	Ezekiel Kemboi	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Ville Ritola	Al Oerter	128	–
40	Lasse Virén	Viktor Saneyev	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	Saïd Aouita	Ralph Rose	128	–
41	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Viktor Saneyev	Armand Duplantis	Ezekiel Kemboi	Noah Lyles	123	▲ +34
42	Edwin Moses	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Viktor Saneyev	Joshua Cheptegei	Wilson Kipketer	122	–
43	Allen Johnson	Damian Warner	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Viktor Saneyev	Sebastian Coe	120	–
44	Jürgen Schult	Edwin Moses	Edwin Moses	Jesse Owens	Lasse Virén	Ville Ritola	120	–
45	Noureddine Morceli	Jürgen Schult	Jürgen Schult	Jürgen Schult	Jesse Owens	Saïd Aouita	118	–
46	Dan O'Brien	Allen Johnson	Allen Johnson	Edwin Moses	Jürgen Schult	Ezekiel Kemboi	117	–
47	Frankie Fredericks	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Allen Johnson	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Viktor Saneyev	115	–
48	Valeriy Borzov	Dan O'Brien	Dan O'Brien	Noureddine Morceli	Edwin Moses	Lasse Virén	113	–
49	Lars Riedel	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Dan O'Brien	Allen Johnson	Jesse Owens	112	–
50	Adhemar da Silva	Valeriy Borzov	Valeriy Borzov	Frankie Fredericks	Karsten Warholm	Jürgen Schult	112	–